Sunday, June 27, 2010

I love everything about this 1953 home from the great roofline on the single story section to the modular look of the two story section. The house is situated on a large corner lot which afforded lots of opportunities to view all its interesting shapes from various perspectives.

Saturday, June 26, 2010

US 1 - This cute little motel is located near Hilliard. I was compelled to make a u-turn and go back to snap a couple of pictures. I was drawn in by what was probably once a much cooler sign. I like the trio of poles holding up the right side and the interesting shape it has. The motel is your standard u-shaped affair. It probably had a pool in the middle but I can't remember if that still existed or if it had been filled in as they have been at many old motels. On the motel itself I like the stacked (as opposed to staggered) block construction and the banded stonework framing the windows.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

511 South Orange Blossom Trail (US441) - The shopping center itself is nothing to look at but the sign is groovy. I had this on a list of places that I wanted to see on my recent trip but I didn't know exactly were it was. Fortunately, I happened across it completely by accident.

Well, I've been back from vacation in Florida for almost a week and just realized that my pre-scheduled post ran out on the 15th. Luckily I have tons of new pictures to post as I made a concentrated effort to get out on the less travelled roads and visit some new places on this trip. Not that I needed any pictures, I have tons that have not yet been posted. There will certainly be a lot more Florida posts coming up though, with all this new material.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

100 Alden Avenue NW - I love it when a simple wrong turn winds up revealing wonderful things as was the case with this 1960 building. I love the roof line and the wonderful wooded ravine lot in which the building sits.

Monday, June 14, 2010

2020 North Atlantic Avenue - Seeing as how these are separated from the road by a terribly long carport, I'm guessing it must have been the decorative screens at the end of the carport that sucked me in. You know I can't resist a decorative screen! There were all kinds of great things about this 1964 structure including the balcony railings, more decorative screen covering what is probably a stairwell and a fantastic butterfly canopy at the entrance to a covered walkway leading to the buildings from the parking area. The site consists of a pair of 6 story buildings with 96 units apiece set in symmetrical fashion stretching from the parking area back towards the pool and recreation are and eventually to the Atlantic Ocean.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

5 Griffin Street - According to the official website, the McDonough Welcome Center is housed in "a 1920’s prototype Standard Oil Station, located in the heart of historic downtown, to appreciate the charm and vitality of our city." Using former gas stations as Welcome Centers seems very popular in Georgia as I have come across several others. They all seem very quaint.

Monday, June 7, 2010

4910 North High Street - Tee Jaye's Country Place Restaurant. I lived in Columbus for five years and drove past this sign at night a thousand times but never got a picture of it glowing with the arrow in motion.